To celebrate our newest Art In Public Places exhibition, Dogwood Arts will award $1,000 to the artist of your favorite sculpture. Voting will be open July 29-September 1, 2015 at 11:59 pm. You may only vote once during this voting period, and you must have a google account.

Art comes in all shapes and sizes. We invite you to experience some of the larger variety with Art in Public Places, an annual exhibition featuring large-scale sculptures in Knoxville’s downtown public spaces and also at McGhee Tyson Airport. Click here for Maps.

Public art beautifies our streetscapes, contributes to civic pride, and identifies Knoxville as a growing arts destination. By displaying sculptures outdoors, we celebrate not only the art but our natural beauty during this year-round exhibition.

The sculptures presently on view have been selected and awarded by noted sculptor Kenneth M. Thompson. Ken has been making sculpture for over thirty years out of his car-dealership-turned-studio in Blissfield, Michigan. From this facility he operates Flatlanders Sculpture Supply and Art Galleries as well as Midwest Sculpture Initiative.